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Open Roads Bike Program launches capital campaign for new facility, renovations
KALAMAZOO, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) -Open Roads Bike Program has launched a $750,000 capital campaign to support the purchase, renova...
3h ago

Wrong-way driver on I-69 arrested after deputies deploy spike strips near Tekonsha
TEKONSHA, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office arrested two Lansing residents early Saturday morning after deputie...
13h ago
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Open house Monday at the site of the replacement for the current El Sol School in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After construction was approved in a 2022 bond issue, the Kalamazoo Public Schools is about to w...
May 16, 2026

Acrisure Amphitheater officially opens tonight in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tonight is the opening night officially for Grand Rapids' Acrisure Amphitheater. Brian Vander...
May 15, 2026

Police capture drug fugitive at Kalamazoo hotel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fugitive wanted for drug charges has been arrested at a Stay Bridge Suites hotel in Kalamazoo ...
May 15, 2026

Portage couple to receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charles Zhang and Lynn Chen-Zhang of Portage will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for thei...
May 15, 2026

House Speaker Hall sets June 1 deadline for Selfridge ANG Base funding
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland has set a firm deadline of June 1st for lawmakers to ...
May 14, 2026

Woman dead, other driver hospitalized after Allegan County crash
OVERISEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says a woman has died after she was ejected from her...
May 14, 2026

Portage City Manager to retire in July
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After nearly four years on the job in Portage, City Manager Pat McGinnis announced Wednesday that ...
May 14, 2026

Assessment underway in Kalamazoo and other regions in the state to possibly free up FEMA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal, state, and local personnel are compiling information in the city of Kalamazoo ...
May 13, 2026
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No gloating as Portage officials thank voters, staff for election night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage city council members didn't gloat Tuesday night at their first meeting since voters reject...
May 13, 2026

Kalamazoo changes on-street parking rules again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is changing on-street parking rules again. The first 30-minutes someone is...
May 13, 2026

New poll gives Jocelyn Benson lead in gubernatorial race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrat Jocelyn Benson is leading all candidates in the race to be Michigan's next governor in th...
May 13, 2026

Federal, state investigators surveying severe storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal and state investigators are surveying damage from recent severe storms in Michi...
May 13, 2026

This is National Bike Month and Bike Week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It' s National Bike Month as well as Bike Week in Kalamazoo. Events began Saturday and continue ...
May 13, 2026

Three teenagers arrested for attempted robbery in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three teenagers have been arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety for an attempted robbery in the 10...
May 12, 2026

Schuring Road closed Wednesday through Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage will be closing Schuring Road from Oakland Drive to South Westnedge for throug...
May 12, 2026

Comstock Public Schools looking at options after bond failed second time
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The board of education at Comstock Public Schools is looking at their options after a se...
May 12, 2026

Kalamazoo city commission accepts grant to try to solve train traffic in downtown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Hall has a plan to eliminate long waits at train crossings downtown, but it won't...
May 12, 2026
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AAA projects over 1.3 million Michiganders will travel for Memorial Day
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - AAA Michigan is projecting over 1.3-million Michiganders will be traveling at least 50 miles from...
May 12, 2026




